The Manufacturers Assistance Program (MAP) provides small manufacturers with up to four hours of free private consultation with a manufacturing expert.

The MAP program provides “hands-on" shop floor consultation, technical assistance and resources to help small manufacturers improve efficiency, refine processes and solve problems.

This service is sponsored by the Sierra College Center for Applied Competitive Technologies (CACT), and the Butte, Sierra and San Joaquin Delta colleges’ Small Business Development Centers (SBDC).

To request more information on the Manufacturers Assistance Program or SBDC services, contact:

Lassen, Nevada, Modoc, Placer, Plumas and Sierra counties -- Sierra College SBDC, call 916-781-6235 or go to sbdcsierra.org.

Alpine, Amador, Calaveras and San Joaquin counties -- San Joaquin Delta College SBDC, call 209-954-5089 or go to sbdc.deltacollege.edu.

Butte, Glenn and Tehama counties -- Butte College SBDC, call 530-895-9017 or go to bcsbdc.org.

Colusa, Lake, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties -- Yuba College SBDC, call 530-749-0153 or go to yubasbdc.org.